the former CEO of Equifax, before the Senate Banking Committee in October 2017
Equifax data breach settlement: How to claim your $125 from lawsuit
In 2017, the credit-monitoring agency Equifax revealed that a massive hack exposed the data of over 147 million Americans, including Social Security numbers, names, addresses, and other personal information.
Following a class-action lawsuit, Equifax agreed to pay out hundreds of millions of dollars to the victims. If you’re an American, you’re probably owed money in the settlement.
The website for those claims is now live, and you could get $125 — and potentially up to $20,000. Here’s how.
Here’s how to claim your cut of the money:
1. First, head to the website.
2. Perhaps you’re wondering if you’ve been affected by the data breach? You can check that instantly using this tool.
3. If your data was breached, filling out a claim is pretty simple.
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